Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-09-05
General News Items.

The total number Of deaths by an,
late Chatsworth disaster has reached
seventy-nine.
Thirty persons were injured recently
by Il collision between passenger and
freight train near Chattanooga; due "a
one engineers watch being four minute,
slow.
Bishop Harris Of the Methodist Episco-
pal church i lying at the point Of death
in New York, The bishop has suffered
from heart disease for a number Of wears.
and that i his present trouble.
President Cleveland and wife will be
the guests Of Mayor Francis when they
visit 81. Louis. Mrs. Cleyelandand her
mother have each an eighth interest la
property valued at SS0O,OO0 in Omaha.
Mr.. Sarah Jackson. wife of Andrew
Jackson. Jr., and mistress Of the White
House during president Jacksous see
ond term. died at The Hermitage, "
Nashville. Tenn. Tuesday aged : years
Warrants for pensions amounting "a
SI6.235, GOO were issued from the treas
ury Tuesday. The excess Of government
receipts over expenditures since the first
of the present month i about s.. 5OO.-
600.
The Connecticut river lumber mill at
Holyoke. with machinery aud contents.
was burned early sunday morning. The
loss will be $4,000; insured. About TAO
men were employed, on a pay roll of
$1,000 month
A 65 foot sulphur bottom whale has
been lowed into Proyineetown. Mass.
by steam whaler None other has been
taken in these waters for 20 years. II Is
frequently caught near the Cape he Verde
Islands.
The last dollar in the general fund in
the state treasury of Indiana has been
paid out and there are no resources that
can be drawn upon before December.
Work on all state institutions has been
stopped.
According 10 the reports from COM
missioner Atkins the Indians IN Colorado
have been Ourrageously robbed Of their
horses. sheep and goats. The president
has issued orders 10 have the property
restored at once.
II j. estimated that p 900. 900 cows III
this country give 1850, 0OO, 0OO gallons
Of ll.IIA annuaHy, and the total value Of
our dairy products the last year was near
~ $500 900 90 which i nearly as much
a. the value Of the corn crop, and 500
OOO.OOO more than the wheat crop.
The soldier, Brinske. who served a.
Grover Clevelands substitute, died at
the state soldiers home at Bath. Steubeu
county Of consumption recently. one OF
the last letters Of the dying man charged
that president Cleveland bad failed u
keep his promise 70 reward him for 90
Ing 70 the front and u assist Brin.kc la
obtaining a pension.
The peach crop viii De heavier than
during the past five years. The
fruit i now half grown aud the trees
are bending under its weight Many Of
the fruit growers are going over their
orchards and picking of one half Of
the green fruit 10 save the trees from
breaking and to give that which j. left d
chance to come TO perfection.
Rev. John Alien, the veteran Methodist
clergyman, whose fame a. a figure al
was known all over New
England, died suddenly on Wednesday
at Pennington, Ne, his native town.
in his J5d year. He was born ia "a log |
cabin, and had few school privileges.
When Il he attended Pennington Acad- |
envy few weeks. and afterwards wa
apprenticed 70 a clOthier, teaching school |
in the winter He was wild aud reck- |
less in biz yougl, and while attending b |
for the purpose Of making |
fun, be became converted. After that |
had peculiar charm for |
him. and be attended them far aud near |
a. often a. often a. convenient tin hls |
death.